Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Maintain a degree of caution in friendships to protect yourself from potential betrayal.
- In plain terms
- Be careful with friends because they might turn against you.
- What can you take from it?
- Keep boundaries even with close friends.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you balance trust and caution?
- When has a friend disappointed you?
Another view
Constant suspicion can damage genuine trust and intimacy.
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